Preserving
the peace, reducing fear, providing a safe environment, and
enforcing the law.

Kenneth
O. Edwards

Chief
of Police

On
behalf of myself, and the officers of our department, welcome to the
website of the Benson, NC Police Department. We hope that you will
find our site informative and helpful, and that it will allow you to
get to know us, and our department better.

In
January of 2003, when I became Chief of Police, we set a goal of
modernizing our department, and upgrading our operations, through the
use of various grants to obtain additional positions, equipment, and
technology. Thanks to hard work, perserverance, and the support of
our community and elected officials, we have made remarkable progress.

We
have Mobile Data Terminals and mobile printers in our vehicles, and
we were the first municipality in our county to implement
"eCitation," a software program that electronically
transmits citations directly to the Clerk of Courts office. We are
completing wreck reports on the MDT's, and we are also completing
Incident Reports on them as well. In 2006, we equipped our officers
with "TASERs", and in 2008, we joined with other agencies
in our county in being the pilot participants with NCAWARE, a
computerized storage system for Criminal Papers. In 2011, we began
the process to join the CJLEADS program, which is a centralized
statewide database of information, and in 2012, we reached full
participation. As an agency, we are committed to advancing with the
times, and we will continue to pursue, aquire and utilize the latest
and most helpful technologies possible.

My
vision for the department is for it to be staffed by highly trained,
highly motivated officers, who genuinely care about the community
they serve. They will have the best equipment, and the best training
available, and they will take a personal interest in working with the
community to solve both simple and complex problems.

Law
enforcement is an ever-changing profession, and it is my
responsibility to ensure that our department will keep abreast, or
stay ahead of the advancements. I look forward to the continued
utilization of community partnerships that have been built in the
past, and with your help, the Benson Police Department will continue
to move confidently into the future.

If
you are interested in joining our agency, please visit our Links
page for additional information. Thank you for visiting our website,
and if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please don't
hestitate to let me know.